Mental Coach Je Gal-gil

Mental Coach Je Gal-gil (Korean: 멘탈코치 제갈길; RR: Mentalkochi Je Gal-gil) is an upcoming South Korean television series starring Jung Woo in the title role, along with Lee Yoo-mi, Kwon Yul and Park Se-young. It is scheduled for release on tvN in the second half of 2022.[4][5]

Mental Coach Je Gal-gil
Hangul멘탈코치 제갈길
GenreSports drama[1]
Written byKim Ban-di[2]
Directed bySon Jeong-hyun[2]
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16[3]
Production
Production companies
DistributortvN
Release
Original networktvN
Original release2022 (2022)

Synopsis

Mental Coach Je Gal-gil is about a Taekwondo athlete who is permanently banned from the national team, and becomes a mental coach to help players in slump, heal retired athletes and fight a real match against the absurd world of winner-take-all.[1][5]

Cast

Main
  • Jung Woo as Je Gal-gil, a mental coach and a former national Taekwondo athlete who quits sports due to an accident.[2]
  • Lee Yoo-mi as Cha Ga-eul, a gold medalist short-track speed skater who is in a slump.[5]
  • Kwon Yul as Gu Tae-man, head of the Human Rights Center of the Sports Council and a former Taekwondo Olympic gold medalist.[4][6]
  • Park Se-young as Park Seung-ha, a doctor from a psychological support team.[4]

Supporting
  • Cha Soon-bae as Song Ji-man[6]
  • Moon Yoo-kang as Lee Mu-gyeol[7]

References
  1. "Jung Woo Considers "Mental Coach Je Gal-gil"". HanCinema. Newsis. November 29, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. Yoon Hyo-jung (November 25, 2021). "[단독] '믿보배' 정우, '멘탈코치 제갈길' 주인공" (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Naver.
  3. Lee Si-jin (March 20, 2022). "Lee You-mi to lead tvN's upcoming series 'Mental Coach Je Gal Gil'". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  4. Kim Na-yul (March 18, 2022). "'멘탈코치 제갈길' 정우-이유미-권율-박세영, 캐스팅 확정..하반기 방송[공식]" (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Naver.
  5. Shin Min-hee (March 18, 2022). "Lee Yoo-mi gets role in 'Mental Coach' series". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  6. "Cha Soon-bae Reunites With Jung Woo in "Mental Coach Je Gal-gil"". HanCinema. Newsis. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  7. Kim Hye-jeong (March 24, 2022). "배우 문유강 '멘탈코치 제갈길' 출연 확정[공식" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Naver.
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